Extraordinarily complete, this volume features closeup photos that demonstrate exactly how the stitches and wire work is done. Very helpful, for anyone of any level - even advanced or expert beaders who may yet be vague about certain aspects of their craft.

Excellent! You'll love it. If you're a novice beader it's a wealth of information that's clear and concise. If you're an accomplished beader it can only add to your already vast knowledge. Unusual among craft books, beading books in particular, due to it's large, clear, step-by-step pictures.

I thought the book was educational as the pictures and text were easy to follow. Many different projects to work on.

This book, although written a decade ago, is an insider's prescient account of how Hamas was born on the West Bank and why. It also is a terrific read, with true literary quality. Almost like a novel. And enlightening for policymakers and anyone else trying to understand the fundamentals of the Middle East.

This book is astounding, a great read that also teaches you more than you can believe about life and history and politics in the heart of the West Bank. Read it and you will be a wiser person and have a good time too.

This book is astounding, a great read that also teaches you more than you can believe about life and history and politics in the heart of Africa. Read it and you will be a wiser person and have a good time too.

If you ask the average person to name as many sharks as they can, they might come up with about 15. This book has a lot more. It has an entry for every shark that can be found off the shores of North America, and because sharks are wide ranging animals, this means most of the sharks in the world. Castro, a scientist for the National Marine Fisheries Department, starts off with a very well done introduction to sharks in general. Then there is a dichotomous key to family and to species for all species covered. The write up on each species has a line drawing in profile and of the teeth. Aside from ID information there is a plethora of useful biological info that is hard to find in any one source for all species. This includes litter size, pup size and frequently age and size at maturity. If you have an interest in the natural history of marine animals, this book is a must have.

I found this to be an excellent reference book. It is an easy read and presents taxonomic information in a way that everyone can grasp. Information provided for each shark species includes facts about the species biology and relation to man - information most field guides gloss over. As a marine biologist, I have found this book invauable.

If you love your sharks, this is the book you need to get. It has a well-written introduction, a very nice classification system to help you identify that shark you saw last week while diving, and in-depth descriptions of just about every shark prevalent in these waters. I would have liked to see more color photos of the sharks, but that's just picking at nits. This book will be a well-read part of your reference library for years to come.

This is my all time favorite cookbook. Anyone can use it and get terrific results. It's laid out in a very organized fashion making it easy to read and follow. My favorite recipes? Ashram lentil soup, and the Zucchini Pinenut Tamales!!

I own about 45 Vegan and Vegetarian cookbooks and this one is the best! Head and shoulders above the rest. It's recipes are easy to make. They are also incredibly delicious and nutritious! No need to sacrifice taste for good health when you have this gem in your library. The Indian breakfast cereal is now a staple in our house. If you don't own this book do yourself a favor and purchase it. You won't be sorry!

EASILY READ,EASY TO USE!

The Silva Method is amazing. These tapes are one of several I own. I took the class about ten years ago and I have not been the same since. Admittedly, I don't always use it as I should, but when I need it, the techniques are always there. Better yet, the understanding that I have the power to get information I need beyond my normal senses is very strong and reassuring. I used the Silva method to get a large raise, build my own business, and access information through dreams. You have to try it to believe it! I would recommend the tapes to help you get acquainted with the material, then go and take the class because it is accelerated and the energy of others really helps. It's absolutely terrific.

This tape pack changed my life for the best. It came to me when my life was the lowest, but through the teachings and practice of the Silva Method, I took control of my mind and ultimately my life. I have now focused my life to better serving humanity. This is the message of the Silva Method. The techniques taught in these tapes are to be used in our daily lives and to give us full control of our lives and destiny.

i've listened to the silva method tape program at least 25 times and found them to be most benificial for healing and well being in general. i passed the set along to a friend and have missed them ever since. this audio set is a must for anyone who seeks more than just 2 dimensional reference material. lj draper

What a breath of fresh air! Skimmin' Stones is light, adventurous and fun. It has a lilting quality that gives you the sense that you are there, in Ireland, laughing and exploring with these three boys. Three days of their lives was a tantilizing invitation to the style of the writer and his imaginative creativity. Definately a book to enjoy!

A wonderful glimpse into another life. Murrays style throws the reader into his world - one emerges from this story stirred not shaken. More please, Mr Murray.

I approached this book as somewhat of a requirement since the author is a close personal freind. I was hoping that Nick would do himself credit as he is a person of extreme wit. He has the ability to mesmerize those who listen to his truly outrageous stories. I was not at all dissapointed by his first book. Skimmin Stones is a multilayered book that at times shocks, saddens, envigorates and definately entertains. My only regret that Nick only covered only 3 days of his childhood. Knowing that these events really happened I only wish we could here more. Perhaps we could at some point revisit the lives of these three intresting boys. I wish the author the best of luck on his next project.

This is the BEST book I have ever read. I had never ever known astronomy in such a detail. I was able to impress my physics teacher by asking questions that brought even her in utter chaos and by answering some questions that were meant for 12th grader and above. You will start digesting astronomy after readin it!

I'm only sixteen and before I read this book I knew very little about space. With this book I was even able to prove my chemistry teacher wrong on several occasions, one dealing with nuclear force. This book is excellent for anyone looking to expand their knowledge on how we came to be.

Stephen Hawking's a Brief History of Time: A Reader's Companion was a time stoppingly good book. It made me think on a higher level about the universe, black holes, and time. Much of this information, like the fact that black holes give off radiation, I had not yet begun to comprehend in the far reaches of my younge mind. Stephen Hawking, unlike most people of his brain power (if there are any people with brain power equal to his), made his words in a form that even the most common of Joes could understand every atom of what he was trying to say. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about time and how it effects the universe and its black holes. I hope everyone likes it as muck as I do. Thank you and, Stephen, keep up the good work.

I found this book very easy to read and enjoyable as well as helpful. I truley feel this is a book you read many times and each time you come away with more answers and inspiration.
Well done Dr Sams. I am waiting for your next book.

For a very busy psychologist to actually look at the world through the eyes of a "normal" person, whatever that is, and then write about it, using his life and experiences as viable examples, takes courage. Dr. Sams is not "heady" in his writing style, but rather, he writes from the heart with an immense measure of vulnerability and just the right touches of humor. As you cruise through the chapters, you meet the true man, separate from his profession, who is indeed passionate and has a multitude of purposes. Whether you're reading his chapters on self-love, and learning how to bring passion back into your relationships, or learning how to forgive another person who most of us would say is unforgiveable, Tim Sams has you rolling on the floor with laughter one moment, and then reaching for a tissue with the depth of his real-life scenarios, the next moment. But through it all, he guides the reader to a new understanding and provides tools and insights that when applied, could certainly be phrased as "life changing." In ten easy-to-learn steps, you begin to realize how that passion and purpose that you thought you lost, is still attainable if you'll only say, "I Can." I commend this author for completing the manuscript and sharing his knowledge with the world. For although I was his mentor and muse throughout the writing process, it was Tim who pushed on, never giving up, until he typed, "The End." I just know that Tim Sams will write more books, and I believe his readers will be amazed once again when he puts his pen to paper for that novel that's begging to come out. You should read the poem at the beginning of the book, and then read the epilogue. This is not your average self-help book, and I challenge you not to laugh or reach for a tissue as you realize the wisdom and true-life applications that are breathed into this stellar book. And I'll even go so far as to say that if you already have passion and purpose in your life, and believe that you are an individuated person, Dr. Tim will still bring fresh insight into your knowingness.

The best self-help book in decades. - insightful, sensitive, and humorous. Psychologists should buy it and recommend it to their patients.

In 1998 I'd seen a photo on a calendar of the Vermillion Cliffs in Utah, but had no idea where exactly it was located. I teach photography and my students and I had done some research to find it, but discovered it was a very large area. When I found Mr. Dykinga's book I was even more determined for my students to see and photograph the area. Needless to say, the book is truly inspirational thanks to Jack's remarkabe work.!
If you know a photographer or a traveller - this is the book for them! Enjoy the treat yourself as well.

Jeff Grimm
Bedford, TX

The number of photographic works exploring the nuances of the Colorado Plateau is seemingly endless. Many can be browsed once and left behind. This book is the scintillating exception.

Jack Dykinga's photographic work is simply exceptional, and beyond the pale. Each color photograph appears as exquisitely crafted as a piece of fine crystal, beginning with very cover of the paperback edition. One can only envy his great patience and expertise in composing each work.

Much of the photography comes from the Paria Wilderness, an area of the Plateau not usually treated to any degree in most works, and the novelty is refreshing. A particularly enjoyable facet of the book is that use of a telephoto lens has been largely eschewed, leaving a series of scenes that the enterprising tourist can find and view with his or her own eyes, just as depicted by the book.

Charles Bowden's accompanying text is evocative and hearkens a wild diffusion of images and memories of the fascinating region.
It is an apt companion to Dykinga's superb work.

If you are limited to five or less books about the Colorado plateau, let this be one of them. I enjoy it more every time I read it.

An hymn to the nature and it's landscapes, whose pictures are superb in both the technical and artistic plans.

Somehow I discovered this book in paperback when my (now) 30-year-old son was preschool age. I read the book to him, to his sister who is nine years younger, and to many children with whom I have worked in public school as a speech language pathologist. Finally I gave the well-worn book to my son because he is now a father. It's guaranteed to warm a child's heart. Sister Brute has no one to love until she gets an "ugly kicking dog" and a doll made from a stone. Then she discovers that there are other people to love.

Please bring this bizarre yet lovable tale back! I loved it as a kid, and know my kids would too.

Reprint this book! I remember it from childhood and would love to have copies for myself (my old copy is lost, naturally) and to give as gifts. Excellent story.